What makes a house a home? On Tuesday night, that question floated in the delicately candle-scented air of a three-story penthouse apartment on lower Fifth Avenue in Manhattan where the interior designer Jeremiah Brent lives with his husband and fellow designer, Nate Berkus, and their two children. An intimate gathering of about 30 guests had…
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After getting engaged in November, Claire Engstrom, 33, a registered nurse in Atlanta, proposed an idea to her fiancée: Why not get married on Feb. 29? Known as leap day, it is the date added to the end of February every four years to keep the calendar aligned with the seasons. As Ms. Engstrom saw…
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Welcome to my new column, Ask Kenji. I’ve spent the last decade and a half of my career rigorously researching and testing recipes, techniques and widely accepted kitchen wisdom to figure out the whys of cooking. I’ll try to answer the questions you’d answer yourself — if you had the resources and time, diving into…
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Duke University has decided to close its herbarium, a collection of 825,000 specimens of plants, fungi and algae that was established more than a century ago. The collection, one of the largest and most diverse in the country, has helped scientists map the diversity of plant life and chronicle the impact of humans on the…
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An escalation of the war in Gaza could lead to the deaths of 85,000 Palestinians from injuries and disease over the next six months, in the worst of three scenarios that prominent epidemiologists have modeled in an effort to understand the potential future death toll of the conflict. These fatalities would be in addition to…
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“I haven’t made many mistakes,” Louise Blouin said soon after her compound in the Hamptons was sold out from under her in a bankruptcy auction. “You can’t judge someone because they have an issue once in their life. I’m sure Steve Jobs didn’t have a perfect track record.” Ms. Blouin, who grew up in a…
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While it’s not for everyone, I personally love flannel bedding. It’s so warm and cozy. I think this flannel cover with a cooling fitted sheet might be the best of both temperatures. Colors: Alpine White, Undyed, Camel Heather, Heartwood, Pale Grey Heather Sizes: Twin, Full/Queen, King/California King Material: Cotton Customer review: “The very best duvet…
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People have told stories of strange underwater sounds for thousands of years, but it took until the mid-20th century for scientists to pinpoint one of the causes: whales, singing and whistling and squeaking in the blue. The means by which some whales make these sounds has remained a mystery. A study published Wednesday in the…
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Of all the wildly popular American takes on Italian cuisine (spaghetti and meatballs; fettuccine Alfredo; chicken Parmesan), the latest to go viral is lasagna soup, thanks to one TikTok user with a Lego set and a thing for pasta. Christina Morales got the whole story for The New York Times, and naturally we have the…
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Not long ago, nearly every initial conversation with a potential romantic partner was in person or over the phone. Now, they’re increasingly digital — taking place on dating apps, over text or in direct messages on social media. What were some of the first online words you exchanged with the person you’re with? Do you…
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